Question

Select the correct statement in the context of rivers.

• A. A river that discharges the maximum amount of water is known as the largest river.
  
• B. The largest rivers and the longest rivers are always synonymous.
• C. The width of a river is the primary parameter used to determine the longest river in the world.
• D. The Amazon River is the longest river in the world.

Answer 1

The correct option is A A river that discharges the maximum amount of water is known as the largest river.


It is said that the Amazon river holds the highest amount of water flow, thus it is largest river by volume on the Earth, whereas the Nile river is the longest of all rivers. The amount of water discharged by the Amazon is more than that of Nile, Yangtze, Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Mississippi combined.